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Could this study help D.C. residents get relief from helicopter noise?
Washington,
June 7, 2019
Washington Post |
Washington-area residents have long complained about the impact of helicopter noise on their neighborhoods, but data about the flights, flight paths and which neighborhoods are most heavily impacted has been hard to come by. That may now change. The Government Accountability Office at the request of lawmakers from the District, Maryland and Virginia, said it will study the issue starting this fall. The GAO did not say how long it would take to complete the study. Lawmakers, including D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Maryland Reps. Jamie Raskin (D), Anthony G. Brown and David Trone (D) and Virginia Reps. Gerald E. Connolly (D) and Don Beyer (D) asked the GAO to examine the issue in January. The representatives said they have been getting a growing number of complaints from residents about the noise and its impact on their lives. |